посёлок

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Russian

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Etymology

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Formed of по- (po-) +‎ село́ (seló) +‎ -ок (-ok). Cognate with Belarusian пасёлак (pasjólak).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɐˈsʲɵɫək]
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Noun

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посёлок (posjólokm inan (genitive посёлка, nominative plural посёлки, genitive plural посёлков, relational adjective поселко́вый)

  1. small settlement, village
    рабо́чий посёлокrabóčij posjólokworkmen’s settlement; workers’ town; factory housing estate
    да́чный посёлокdáčnyj posjóloksuburban settlement
  2. town
    посёлок городско́го ти́паposjólok gorodskóvo típaurban-type settlement

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Khakas: посёлок (posyolok)
  • Yakut: бөһүөлэк (böhüölek)